BYPASS

Definition

1. verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious. — synonyms: short-circuit, go_around, get_around
2. noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center. — synonyms: beltway, ring_road, ringway
3. noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part).
4. noun a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current. — synonyms: shunt, electrical_shunt